Nicholas Worden, of Cullompton, writes
I would like to thank the people of Ashburton for making us so welcome at the winter carnival, also our thanks to Donna and Mike McJury for the many hours of hard work they put into organising this event for the town.
As many people may realise, 'carnival' in south Devon is not as well supported as in mid/east Devon and, of course, Somerset.
The many judges came from as far afield as Somerset because of the respect that the carnival committee have for Donna and Mike